Wireless backup camera $50
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- Airbus [OP]
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- Nov 24, 2007
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- loghed
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- mxz700
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Thanks, OP.
- hesp
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any drilling necessary ?
- jsywong
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- rf134a
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Power is through the backup lamps. Of course, you can cheat and use the license illumination bulbs...
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- Matty
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- Aug 9, 2006
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Much better idea; just put an on/off switch under the dash. I feel that all backup cameras should be active during the whole backing up process, which includes every time you move forward to reposition.
And it'd also be good to jot down licence plates of tailgaters. I wonder if there's a video-out so you can record from it? Like send it into the line-in of a camcorder or MP3 player-cum-video-cam (although probably none have line-ins anyway, right).
BTW rf134a, who is that girl in your avatar?
- Atom Bomb
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anyone know how good these actually are?
- BinaryJay
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- Oct 19, 2003
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I'm going to guess crappy. I've always felt that backup cameras were totally useless inventions. My car has "parking sensors" around the back, front and sides and I find that a way better solution for getting into tight spaces without worry. That being said, if you can't park for the life of you and don't have such a feature on your car I guess this kind of thing is the next best thing.
- 67mike
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- Dec 17, 2005
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I am interested in one for my trailer.....the end of which is 27 feet or so behind my rear bumper.BinaryJay wrote: ↑I'm going to guess crappy. I've always felt that backup cameras were totally useless inventions. My car has "parking sensors" around the back, front and sides and I find that a way better solution for getting into tight spaces without worry. That being said, if you can't park for the life of you and don't have such a feature on your car I guess this kind of thing is the next best thing.
- raskal
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- Dec 7, 2005
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I'd buy this in a heartbeat.... except that it's from Xscargo
this could be a refurb and anyways, their return policy is terrible.
this could be a refurb and anyways, their return policy is terrible.
- temporary user
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- Oct 11, 2004
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- Montreal, Qc
Can you order online with these guys? Or do they only have in store?
- canadianstephen
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- Mar 3, 2008
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In-storetemporary user wrote: ↑Can you order online with these guys? Or do they only have in store?
- canadiantj
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- Jan 16, 2007
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Bought one at CT for the same price about a year ago. Same model as XS cargo has. Installs easily, not drilling, use the power from the back up light. Problem is the interference you receive. I believe its on the cordless phone frequency (2.4) so it works intermittently. Also will randomly pick up feeds as you drive around town. Good thing though, is it can be hardwired (from camera to unit) using a 3.5mm cable if i remember correctly. Kind of defeats the purpose of being wireless but does make for better feeds. My wife ended up just tossing it into the glovebox after awhile.BinaryJay wrote: ↑I'm going to guess crappy. I've always felt that backup cameras were totally useless inventions. My car has "parking sensors" around the back, front and sides and I find that a way better solution for getting into tight spaces without worry. That being said, if you can't park for the life of you and don't have such a feature on your car I guess this kind of thing is the next best thing.
- mcaj2
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- Feb 24, 2010
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- Toronto
Is the signal really that strong?canadiantj wrote: ↑Problem is the interference you receive. I believe its on the cordless phone frequency (2.4) so it works intermittently. Also will randomly pick up feeds as you drive around town.
- squigly1
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- Aug 29, 2005
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Can't speak for this particular model but my car came with a backup camera and I think it's a great feature. When I take my car in for service and get a loaner I have trouble backing into a parking spot. Can't judge the back distance like I used to. I may never be able to purchase a car without this feature
- Engi-Nir
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- Nov 27, 2007
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+1000 lol....love this feature on my carsquigly1 wrote: ↑Can't speak for this particular model but my car came with a backup camera and I think it's a great feature. When I take my car in for service and get a loaner I have trouble backing into a parking spot. Can't judge the back distance like I used to. I may never be able to purchase a car without this feature
- bubble.tea
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- Jun 3, 2005
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LOL...that's all we need. Yet another Engineer who can't do simple number crunching without a foreign devices' assistance . You pull out a calculator for basic math still?
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- Azenha
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- Jun 27, 2004
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Just a thought, but I suspect that you probably just need a power filter. Sort of like the ones that are used for car radios to reduce feedback from the power cycling. With a wireless system I can definitely see the signal being affected by this.canadiantj wrote: ↑... Problem is the interference you receive. I believe its on the cordless phone frequency (2.4) so it works intermittently. Also will randomly pick up feeds as you drive around town. ...
If you're in Toronto, you can pickup a 12v filter for about $5 at Active Surplus on Queen St., west of Spadina.
- Alburt
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- Apr 7, 2005
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What kind of power plugs do these types of things usually come with? Is there a picture or connector name I can search for?